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not report on Monday morning, as originally intended,
but will hold themselves in readiness to begin their
school work shortly after the receipt of another circular,
which will be sent out as soon as the building is
in proper shape. The faculty earnestly recommends
that all pupils apply themselves diligently to their
studies during this unlooked-for, unfortunate, but
wholly necessary lengthening of the vacation season.
By applying to their respective teachers pupils
will learn what studies to continue.’”

“Whoop!” yelled Bob.

“O-la-la!” cried Ned after the fashion
of some Eastern dervish.

“Say! That’s great!” exclaimed
Jerry. “A month more of vacation!”

“Now we can go to California with Professor
Snodgrass, and help him catch horned toads!”
added Ned.

“And visit the Seabury family,” supplemented
Jerry. “Oh, boys, this is simply immense!
Things are coming our way after all!”

CHAPTER V

ProfessorUriahSnodgrass

The sudden and unexpected news that they need not
begin their school studies on Monday morning fairly
startled the boys, at first. They read the circular
over again, to make sure they were not mistaken.

“Why didn’t I get one?” asked Bob,
rather suspiciously.

“Probably it’s at your home now,”
suggested Ned.

“And I ought to have one, too,” said Jerry.

“You came away before the letter carrier arrived,”
went on Ned. “Maybe you’d better
go see. It might—­ it might be a mistake—­
or a joke.”

“Don’t say that!” exclaimed Bob.
“I’m going to see if I have a letter like
yours.”

“So am I,” decided Jerry. “It
might, as you say, Ned, be a joke, though it looks
genuine.”

To make sure, Jerry and Bob hurried to their homes.
There they found awaiting them circulars, similar
to the one Ned had. To further convince them,
as Jerry and Bob were returning to Ned’s house,
they met Andy Rush, a small chap, but as full of life
as an electric battery.

“Did you ever take anything for that?”
asked Jerry calmly, when Andy had finished.

“Dasn’t! if I did I’d blow up!
But say—­ it’s great, isn’t it?
Did you get a circular too?” and Andy showed
one. “It’s fearful—­ terrible—­
no school—­”

“Come on,” urged Jerry to Bob. “He’ll
give us nervous prostration if we listen to him any
longer,” but they need not have hurried, for
Andy, so full of news that he could not keep still,
had rushed off down the street, hopping, skipping
and jumping, to spread the tidings, which nearly every
Academy pupil in Cresville knew by that time.